Penetration Tester Contracts in Newcastle upon Tyne

Penetration Tester
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Penetration Tester daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

 6 months to
3 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.95% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £605 - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile £645 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £625 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 189 311 355
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.57% 98.42% 97.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 243 282
10th Percentile £338 £319 £186
25th Percentile £400 £463 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £565 £500
Median % change year-on-year -11.50% +13.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £590 £650 £600
90th Percentile £650 £740 £688
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £500 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 0 9
10th Percentile £12.66 - £11.04
25th Percentile £18.69 - £13.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 - £16.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +29.41%
75th Percentile £50.00 - £17.50
90th Percentile £67.88 - £18.98
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £17.50 - £17.00
% change year-on-year - - +28.30%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings that featured Penetration Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for Penetration Tester in Newcastle upon Tyne

Penetration Tester
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Tester in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Daily rate trend for Penetration Tester in Newcastle upon Tyne

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Penetration Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless
1 2 (100.00%) GIAC
1 2 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 2 (100.00%) CEH
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) GPEN
1 2 (100.00%) OSCP
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) Red Team
1 2 (100.00%) Application Security
1 2 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Legal

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Application Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 2 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Red Team
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CEH
1 2 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (100.00%) GIAC
1 2 (100.00%) GPEN
1 2 (100.00%) OSCP
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
20 Penetration Tester jobs in England